by Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Aug 13, 2023The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for granting diplomatic clearance to foreign sea vessels and government or military aircraft visiting Sri Lanka, although approved by Cabinet, will likely be finalised and come into effect next month, The Sunday Morning reliably learns. The new SOPs, which were drafted following a review after the controversial visit by Chinese State-owned satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 in August last…
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By Maheesha Mudugamuwa in The Morning, July 9, 2023Senior Government officials are not confident that they can recover the $ 6.9 million which the former Government had paid to settle a controversial organic fertiliser purchase from a Chinese company in 2021, The Sunday Morning reliably learns. This, as highly-placed sources point out that the Chinese fertiliser manufacturer continues to refuse Sri Lanka’s request, in a move to protect the company’s trade reputation. It is learnt…